Display system

An actual, non-simulated vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of controllable actuators;
• and
• a control apparatus for the controllable actuators, the control apparatus including a display system for displaying a layout of controls including at least one of an information display, a switch, and a monitoring device, the display system including a touch sensitive screen, a computer controller which controls the display system and which responds to a front of the screen being touched where a depicted control is displayed to provide a signal which is used to operate a controllable actuator of the plurality of controllable actuators of the non-simulated vehicle,
• wherein the display system displays images of the controls in different positions for different vehicle operators, and wherein the computer controller recognizes an identity of a particular operator who will control the non-simulated vehicle.

A method of controlling a vehicle in which the vehicle is an actual, non-simulated vehicle and includes a plurality of controllable actuators to be controlled, the method comprising:

• displaying a layout of controls, including at least one of an information display, a switch, and a monitoring device, on a touch sensitive screen;
• controlling of the displayed layout with a computer controller which responds to a front of the screen being touched where a depicted control is displayed to provide a signal which is used to operate a controllable actuator of the plurality of controllable actuators of the non-simulated vehicle;
• identifying a controller who is to operate the non-simulated vehicle;
• and
• displaying images of the controls within the layout of the controls in positions on the screen depending upon an identity of the vehicle controller.